Cody

English

"helpful, pillow"

Cody Origin and Meaning

The name Cody is a boy's name of English origin meaning "helpful, pillow".

In the early 1990s, Cody was in the Top 25 most popular boys' names in the USA; but it has been in decline since then. It retains a greater degree of popularity in the UK, however. Cody might be short for Dakota but despite its nickname feeling, it's a name of its own.

Cody Rank in US Top 1000

# 306 in the US

Cody Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 391 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Cody

• 306 US 2023
• 391 Nameberry 2025
• 103 England 2023
• 81 Scotland 2024
• 89 Ireland 2024
• 50 Dogs 2023

20 Names Similar to Cody

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Cody.

• Chase
• Jordan
• Austin
• Tyler
• Kyle
• Jayden
• Taylor
• Jaden
• Ryan
• Riley
• Dustin
• Ashton
• Drew
• Jake
• Shane
• Skyler
• Cameron
• Zane
• Jackson
• Jayce

Famous People Named Cody

• Cody Martin Linley American actor
• Cody Robert Simpson Australian singer
• Cody Joseph Ross American baseball player
• Cody Carson American singer
• Cody James Asche American baseball player
• Cody Rhodes (born Cody Garrett Runnels) American pro wrestler
• Cody Lee Saintgnue American actor
• Cody Reed Kasch American actor
• Cody Deaner (born Chris Gray) American pro wrestler
• Cody Hay Canadian pair skater
• Cody Jones American YouTuber of Dude Perfect
• Cody Miller American swimmer
• Cody Christian American actor
• Cody Owen American YouTuber of TheAtlanticCraft
• Cody John Palance American actor; son of actor Jack Palance
• Cody James Bellinger American baseball player; son of Clay Bellinger
• Cody Fern Australian actor
• Cody Loggins (b. 1983) son of singer Kenny Loggins
• Cody Blue Snider (b. 1989) son of singer Dee Snider of Twisted Sister
• Cody Newton Gifford (b. 1990) son of actress Kathie Lee Gifford and Frank Gifford
• Cody Alan Williams (b. 1991) son of actor Robin Williams
• (Christopher) Cody Cyrus (b. 1992) son of singer Billy Ray Cyrus; half,brother of Miley Cyrus
• Dakota "Cody" Lohan (b. 1996) brother of actress Lindsay Lohan
• Cody Clark Hoellein (b. 2011) son of family vlogger Bonnie Hoellein
• William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody American Wild West figure
• Cody Ko (b.1990) Canadian,American comedian
• Cody Simpson American singer

The name Cody in Pop Culture

• Cody Martin main character of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody; twin of Zack Martin
• Cody Nicholson from the movie "True Romance"
• Cody Parker character from TV series "American Gothic"
• Cody clone commander from Star Wars "The Clone Wars"
• Cody Banks main character in the movie "Agent Cody Banks"
• Cody Morgan character from "Before I Wake"
• Cody character in Erin Hunter's "Warriors" book series
• Cody Hackins character in video game 'Ace Attorney'
• Cody Wyoming, USA
• Cody When Calls The Heart
• Cody Maverick main character in film "Surf's Up"